Project Grant BP1446523

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $119,700 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance for rural energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The two-year grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, will enable CDS to deliver cooperative training, feasibility studies, and operational support to establish,...

The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...

The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Cooperative Development Center Inc. on August 6, 2024. This funding enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement...

The Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation on September 16, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The funding will support the Rural Cooperative Development Initiative to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California, as outlined in the program description. The Rural...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Casa Of Oregon through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA 10.771). The grant will support Casa Of Oregon's efforts to improve economic conditions in Oregon by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or operationally improving rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses. As the awardee, Casa Of Oregon will provide services such as cooperative development...

Iowa State University was awarded a $176,083 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 26, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA #10.771). The grant will support the VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. As the RCDG program aims to assist individuals and businesses through Cooperative Development Centers in starting, expanding or improving rural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) on September 27, 2023 to the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc., a South Dakota-based non-profit organization. The funding supports the Center's delivery of technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other capacity-building services to individuals and organizations seeking to establish or enhance rural...

The Rural Development Corporation (RNDC) was awarded a $171,072 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The two-year grant will provide continuing technical and financial assistance to rural microentrepreneurs in Nevada through September 2024. Specifically, RNDC will deliver skills training and support to establish new rural microenterprises and assist with their successful operation. The Rural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $1.6 million Project Grant to the Appalachian Regional Commission on September 15, 2022 to complete the project by September 15, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (RDCAP, CFDA #10.890), which supports the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center's partnership with the Rural Cooperative Business Service. The funding will support the Appalachian Regional Commission's delivery of...

The Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 23, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA #10.771). The grant will support the Center's work to improve economic conditions in rural South Dakota through September 2023 by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and...